Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Ball State grad thrilled to take field as coach

Story focuses on new football coach.

February 13, 2016

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Plungers freezin' for Special Olympics

Story quotes Augie Harwig a senior communications major from Elkhart, who said 14 of the participants in the event were members of his Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at Ball State University.

February 11, 2016

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: For the cronies, by the cronies

Story notes a group of researchers at Ball State University last week released another critical assessments of tax increment financing. The authors, Michael Hicks, Dagney Faulk and Srikant Devaraj, join Tom Heller, writing in the current issue of The Indiana Policy Review, in casting doubt on this enigmatic tax policy.

December 17, 2015

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Theaters set for 'Star Wars’ blitz

Story quotes Alex Kartman, a telecommunications professor.

October 13, 2015

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Region's efforts appear on target

Editorial notes that a recent study of Indiana's quality of life by Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) offers a bit of good news for the Fort Wayne area.

Research shows that – for the most part – employers are flocking to vibrant communities rather than workers moving to find jobs, according to a Ball State University study released last week.

October 10, 2015

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Area leads state in health care index

Northeast Indiana residents are doing relatively well in health, education and living standards compared with other Hoosiers, a study released last week says.

September 22, 2015

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Common courtesy - and common sense

Editorial notes that Ball State shut down its coal-fired burners in early 2014, after completing installation of the largest ground-source geothermal energy system in the nation. The new system also is expected to cut the university’s carbon footprint in half and save $2 million a year in energy costs. In addition, Ball State’s board of trustees voted in June to divest university holdings in fossil fuel stocks and to pursue an alternative investment portfolio adopting environmental, social and governance strategies.

Story notes that Ball State is turning to a new software program to track students’ digital footprints and help them graduate in four years.Note: AP distributed this story from The Star Press across the state and national to various media outlets, including the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

Story notes that the survey, sponsored by Ball State University’s Bowen Center for Public Affairs and WISH-TV, found 78 percent of Hoosiers believe job creation should be the General Assembly’s top priority.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Ball State head impresses, and is impressed

Ball State University President Paul Ferguson abandoned the traditional State of the University speech when he faced hundreds of faculty from the stage at Emens Auditorium on Friday, saying his two weeks on the job haven’t been enough.